London, 17th March (IANS/RAY): British head of state Queen Elizabeth II is said to have fast-tracked the new Indian High Commissioner Navtej Sarna's presentation of credentials -- which took place on Wednesday -- to avoid a breach of protocol.

Peshawar, 16th March (IANS): A powerful bomb, detonated by a timing mechanism, ripped through a bus carrying government employees in Pakistan's Peshawar on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and causing injuries to another two dozen commuters
The attack took place on Peshawar’s Sunehri Masjid road after the bus picked up government employees from Shergarh in Mardan and was transporting them to work in the city.

Nay Pyi Taw, 15th March (IANS): Myanmar on Tuesday elected U Htin Kyaw of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party as its new president, the first civilian to lead the country after over 50 years of military rule, media reports said.